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| ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units Rbbert, Thanks for the info on the 5U4G. Don't suppose you have any experience with the EML tube?I do have the hole in the top, so I should be ok. BTW, (not to answer for wig) I just got off the phone with Jerry at Audio Magic. I ordered two Illus... | |
| ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units Wig, I found some older references on Audio Circle to a fellow using the EML with his MW transporter. He had some issues due to the voltage to the rectifier being too high.I'm having a little trouble figuring out what the deal is with the 5U4 tube... | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Bigamp, I see your point. I have about 1600 CDs. At $25 each, a comparable library would be about 40K. I do spend some money on equipment. However, I'm really not a gotta have the latest and best kind of guy. I am a slow, deliberate, what is the b... | |
| ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units Thanks Wig. I take it you are sticking with the GZ34s rather than the 5U4-G type rectifier.I have been tempted to give the EML 5U4 a try, but it is rather pricey for a rectifier. Pretty cool looking tube, though! | |
| ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units Wig, so I take it you tried both the Liquid Air and the Illusion Liquid Air umbilicals? If so, how substantial was the improvement of the Illusion over the LA?It always seemed to me that PCs for DC would afford even more improvement than PCs for A... | |
| ILLusion Liquid Air Umbilical for Modwright units Wig, Thanks for the tip. As you know, I have both the MW 5400 and the MW HAPZ1, with two truth umbilicals and both a PS 9.0 and 9.9 power supply. I am also a big fan of the Audio Magic gear, but haven't tried a LA power cord yet. If the difference... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? All, the basis of my post was the following premise:When two people have world views that are completely different almost any interaction is likely to prove a frustration. As I read through the forum, I find people who seemingly think pretty much ... | |
| Your most disappointing purchase or audition? All I am going to say is that I have followed this discussion from the beginning. I now have two more names to add to my list of people I won't buy from or sell to, and their names aren't Ralph or Charles. | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Sabai, I have a ModWright Sony HAPZ1, which like the PS audio DS converts everything to DSD. I have roughly 850 albums loaded to the hard drive, including some that are old recordings, some that are early digital, and many that were originally rec... | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Rja, its not the listening that leads to angst, its parting with the greenbacks that is a problem for some of us. | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Charles, What I am hearing with a very limited sampling of DSD files on my HAPZ1 as compared to redbook through the HAPZ1 is a close parallel to the distinction between the hifi and WE 101Ds. You could be happy forever, until you hear the differen... | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Bmoura, thanks for the tip. I was not aware of the Pentatone DSD offerings. I will monitor this site in the future. I do like much of the Pentatone catalogue. As it turns out, have already purchased SACD versions of almost everything they had to o... | |
| Is DSD download already an extinct format? Amen!I would be happy to buy a few DSD downloads, and there is plenty in the Sony catalogue that appeals to me. All I need is for them to make available something I actually want of recent vintage.Also, something under $20 / album would be nice. I... | |
| VH Audio CHeLA? Bajed, thanks for the update. I will watch for more info after a week or two of play. I don't know for sure, but I think it is reasonable to expect some break in time. | |
| Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7 There are plenty of people that drive Maggies with tube amps. I agree that tube microphonics would explain what you are hearing, and it is pretty easy to address. Also, the fact that you tried two other speakers, one of which gave you the same res... |